Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...
For thousands of years, Abydos has been the city of the dead. It’s one of Egypt’s most sacred and ancient burial sites, ...
A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.
No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.
One of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever discovered in the UK has been unveiled. It will likely reshape ...
The researchers of the University of Southern Denmark found that genetic differences have little to do anything with ...
Rosalie tells Jim Al-Khalili about her journey from classics and ancient history to biomedicine, including some of her adventures in Egypt in the 1960s. She talks about some of her most significant ...
The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...
Learn more about the mysterious Bashiri Mummy and how it remained untouched for all these years.
At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...
The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...
Discovered by Howard Carter in 1919, the Bashiri mummy remains unopened due to its rare, fragile embalming—leaving its ...